Background*

Mr. Simon P. Burke served as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Virgin Entertainment Group, Inc. Mr. Burke served for several years in corporate recovery and finance, Mr. Burke served as Managing Director of Virgin Retail UK and Virgin Our Price. Mr. Burke served as Chairman of Majestic Wine plc from August 5, 2005 to August 6, 2010 and served as its Chief Executive Officer. He served as Chief Executive Officer of Hamleys Plc. He serves as Chairman of Hobbycraft. ... He has been Chairman of Bathstore.com Ltd. since November 17, 2012. Mr. Burke served as the Chairman of Arts and Crafts Retailer at HobbyCraft Group Limited since December 5, 2013. He served as Chairman of Total Home Entertainment Ltd. He serves as Chairman of The Hamleys Group, Ltd. and has been its Director August 01, 1999. He served as the Non-Executive Chairman of Mitchells & Butlers plc from February 11, 2011 to July 14, 2011. He served as Non-Executive Chairman of Superquinn Limited from December 2010 to February 23, 2011, where he previously served as its Executive Chairman. He served as Chairman of Hamleys PLC since August 1, 1999. He served as Chairman of Virgin Cinemas and Eagle Eye Solutions Ltd. He served as Deputy Chairman of Mitchells & Butlers from February 2010 to February 11, 2011. He has been a Non-Executive Director of British Broadcasting Corp. since January 01, 2011. He served as Member of Executive Board at Eagle Eye Solutions Ltd. He has been an Independent Non-Executive Director of Co-operative Group Limited since November 2014. He serves as Non-Executive Director for The BBC. He serves as a Director of Superquinn Limited. Mr. Burke served as a Non-Executive Director of Majestic Wine PLC from March 2000 to August 6, 2010. He served as a Non-Executive Director of Mitchells & Butlers plc from January 28, 2010 to July 14, 2011 and served as its Senior Independent Director.

Our data partners will research the update request and update the information on this page if necessary. Research and follow-up could take several weeks. If you have questions, you can contact them at bwwebmaster@businessweek.com.